A fire was in my head

She had resolved that one and twenty should be the period. With the fortitude of a devoted noviciate, she had resolved to complete the sacrifice, and retire from all the pleasures of life, of rational intercourse, equal society, peace and hope, to penance and mortification forever.

p. 423, “Emma” by Jane Austen (Volume II, Collected Edition)

A classic look at misconstrued romance. Foolish, arrogant, sensible, oblivious or endearing characters are excellently portrayed. If you’ve read this before, marvel anew at how people from way way back are actually alike ourselves nowadays in many ways. If not, get ready to observe human behavior described with humor and skill that made Jane Austen a much-loved author with millions of fans.

Perhaps easy accessibility was taken for granted. But there’s no excuse for not having read #6, especially for someone like me who did grad time in the Humanities- Communication Arts no less. This reading life is stranger than fiction.

I hope you like(d) Emma more than I did. It’s my least favorite Austen. Of your list of ten, I have read seven and liked all but #4 (and I ended up reading it twice, no less. Shudder.) Thanks for visiting today!